[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2857-2858]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 11:52 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 49. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 1300 North Frontage Road 
     West in Vail, Colorado, as the ``Gerald R. Ford, Jr. Post 
     Office Building''.
       H.R. 335. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 152 North 5th Street in 
     Laramie, Wyoming, as the ``Gale W. McGee Post Office''.
       H.R. 521. An act to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at

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     2633 11th Street in Rock Island, Illinois, as the ``Lane 
     Evans Post Office Building''.

  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the following 
concurrent resolution, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 20. Concurrent resolution calling on the 
     Government of the United Kingdom to immediately establish a 
     full, independent, and public judicial inquiry into the 
     murder of Northern Ireland defense attorney Patrick Finucane, 
     as recommended by Judge Peter Cory as part of the Weston Park 
     Agreement, in order to move forward on the Northern Ireland 
     peace process.

  The message further announced that pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 1928a, and 
the order of the House of January 4, 2007, the Speaker appoints the 
following Members of the House of Representatives to the United States 
Group of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, in addition to Mr. Tanner of 
Tennessee, Chairman, appointed on January 11, 2007: Mrs. Tauscher of 
California, Vice Chairman, Mr. Ross of Arkansas, Mr. Chandler of 
Kentucky, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Meek of Florida, Mr. Scott of 
Georgia and Ms. Bean of Illinois.
  The message also announced that pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 1928a, clause 
10 of rule I, and the order of the House of January 4, 2007, the 
Speaker appoints the following Members of the House of Representatives 
to the United States Group of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly: Mr. 
Gillmor of Ohio, Mr. Regula of Ohio, Mr. Boozman of Arkansas, and Mr. 
Shimkus of Illinois.
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  At 4:01 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following joint resolution, in which it requests the 
concurrence of the Senate:

       H.J. Res. 20. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other 
     purposes.
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  At 4:31 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Ms. Niland, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
agreed to the following concurrent resolutions, in which it requests 
the concurrence of the Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 5. Concurrent resolution expressing support 
     for the designation and goals of ``Hire a Veteran Week'' and 
     encouraging the President to issue a proclamation supporting 
     those goals.
       H. Con. Res. 34. Concurrent resolution honoring the life of 
     Perry Lavon Julian, a pioneer in the field of organic 
     chemistry research and development and the first and only 
     African American chemist to be inducted into the National 
     Academy of Sciences.

  The message further announced that pursuant to section 161(a) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2211), and the order of the House of 
January 4, 2007, the Speaker appoints the following Members of the 
House of Representatives as Congressional Advisers on Trade Policy and 
Negotiations: Mr. Rangel of New York, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Tanner 
of Tennessee, Mr. McCrery of Louisiana, and Mr. Herger of California.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 8002 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Committee on Ways and Means appoints 
the following Members to serve on the Joint Committee on Taxation: Mr. 
Rangel of New York, Mr. Stark of California, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. 
McCrery of Louisiana: and Mr. Herger of California.

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